You are in for a HUGE treat! Tina Walker​ is on the StencilGirl® Talk blog with her inaugural Columnist post! Tina and 27 other artists (including me!) transformed PLAIN BOXES with StencilGirl® stencils! Wait until you see the all the fabulous creativity!

I’m excited to be participating in this collaboration and sharing the mixed media piece I created!

I started with a plain box and applied white gesso to all six sides. Next, I added Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle with a palette knife through my Map stencil around the four sides and let dry. Then I added Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle with a palette knife through my Compass stencil on the top.

Once dried, I used a paintbrush to add Lindy’s TiffanyLou Blue Shimmer Spray, Time Travel Teal Shimmer Spray, and Tainted Love Teal Shimmer Spray (starting with lightest color) on all six sides of the box. I allowed this to dry, too.

Lastly, I realigned my ​Map stencil along one of the box and applied VersaMark through the stencil. It was a cinch to realign with the dimensional spackle! I sprinkled on Seth Apter's Deep Sea Baked Texture from Emerald Creek, tapped off the excess, then heated with my heat tool. I repeated this along the other three sides, one side at a time.

And I repeated this same process on top with ​my Compass stencil on the top. Voila!

I love the combination of teals, blues, and texture!
​Thank you so much, Tina, for spearheading and coordinating this fun collaboration!

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This week, I'm linking up with: 
Emerald Creek's July Beach challenge.

Below are detailed photos in which you can really see the textures:

I’m excited to announce that Chesterfield Parks, Recreation & Arts has invited me to exhibit my artwork with three other regional artists from July 2018 through September 2018 at Chesterfield City Hall!
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There will be an Art Exhibit Tour on July 25 and an Artist Reception on July 31.
Both are free and open to the public! Below is more information about this current exhibit:

Want to join in the fun? Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday! Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

This week, I'm linking up with: 
Simon Says: Anything Goes challenge and Red, White and/or Blue challenge.

​Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
​Have a wonderful and creative week!

For this week's prompt, I used my least favorite color yellow and the 4" x 4" stencil from StencilGirl® Products' StencilClub August 2017 - Second Star to the Right & Straight on 'til Morning. Then I listed things I love illegibly around the stenciling (I love scribble writing). I'm starting to like yellow now. Reminds me of summer.

Today I'm sharing a very special art journal spread celebrating summer!

I feel so incredibly grateful to have been a part of this retreat, and it was a most amazing way to begin my summer!

Friends and I stayed in The Loft above Ephemera Paducah. It was like a dream! Check out this map decor!

We spent hours doing shibori, thanks to Debi Adams teaching us! It was the first time Mary Beth Shaw, Karyl Howard, and I tried this!

I love that gorgeous, indigo color even in the vat! And to do this on the back patio of Ephemera Paducah was a delight!

Debi Adams and Kristin Williams inspired me to experiment with gel medium and my Map stencil on cotton paper and dye it in the vat, too.

I created a t-shirt, too! Debi Adams is a great teacher!

We spent time at the annual 400 mile yard sale looking for materials to incorporate into our mixed media art.

Kristin Williams scoped out the sale the day before and led the way for us! By the end of our morning, we had filled her truck! I found some great vintage maps, and incorporated a bit of these maps into this art journal spread to document those days.

Was really wonderful to recall memories of that long weekend as I painted these pages!

We began our mornings with long walks and talking, admiring the Paducah scenery and river, rewarding ourselves with amazing coffee. Then back to The Loft for delicious pastries from the local bakery, enjoying our coffee, art journaling, and visiting. I am so grateful for my friends and this time we spent together and the memories I will always have.

Want to join in the fun? Watch Tina Walker's blog and follow her on Facebook and Instagram for new prompts each Monday! Be sure and tag #thestencilfiedjournal and #stencilgirl with each post so we can see your wonderful creations!

​This week, I'm linking up with Simon Says: Frame It challenge and A Vintage Journey's June Stencil It challenge.
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
​Have a wonderful and creative week!